I know what you might be thinking. It's been over a month since the last time we talked (see Snatch the Pebble From My Hand, Community Manager ... ) and needless to say ... we've been cooking up a bit of awesome! With JiveWorld13 just around the corner, there are tons of exciting opportunities for developers, such as the Beer.js Open Hack, to learn the latest ways to extend and integrate with Jive technologies. But first things first, let's talk a bit about what we've been working on!

What's New

Over the past month, Mark Weitzel and I have been working hard streamline and revamp our existing Jive Developers and newly launched Jive Technology Partner programs. Our first focus has been the on-boarding process, and getting you into the sandbox environments as fast as possible!

To get started as a Jive Developer, simply register here. You'll get access to the public sandbox where you can try out the API, Apps, and Tiles. In addition to staying on top of all the latest news and updates, you'll also be awarded the Developer badge in the Jive Community!

If you have a product/service that you would like to integrate with Jive, then you might want to consider becoming a Jive Technology Partner. For more information, visit Become a Partner. As part of this program, we've made it very easy to also become a Jive Referral Partner.

We'll continue to invest time and energy into making sure that our developers and partners are the most informed and empowered experts on Jive technologies around. So stay tuned for more examples, documentation, and overall goodness from our team in the coming months.

What's Next

At the end of August, we launched a competition for developers to kick-start the new Producteev APIs released in version 4.0. If you have a task-management problem to solve, Producteev as an application and platform is definitely worth the look. For more details about the contest, click here.

Developer Track - October 23rd - 24thSpend 2 days immersing yourself in the latest Jive technologies with those who know them best. Everything from Tiles, Jive Anywhere, Mobile SDK, Apps, and more! You will not find a better opportunity to learn integration patterns from Jive, our customers, and partners.

Hacker Lounge - October 23rd - 24thHave specific questions about integrating with Jive? Stop by our hacker lounge, pull up a chair and talk to some of our engineers about best practices, getting started, and more.

... and what would JiveWorld be without a little fun?

Last year, I jumped off the Stratosphere in Las Vegas (see below) ... but this year, I thought I would do something a bit more nerdy to celebrate my new role as Developer Evangelist! Jive is always talking about changing the world, and me being the nerd I am, this is how I decided to interpret that statement!

To find out, you'll need to visit us at the Beer.js Open Hack or Hackers Lounge at JiveWorld13, but its safe to say that I'm excited to see what kind of fun we can string together. What would you do if you had these ingredients to make something awesome?

Share your thoughts down below, or join us at the Beer.js Open Hack and let's build something amazing!

Ask your sales representative to see if you are eligible for the JiveWorld13 Buy-One-Get-One offer and bring a colleague to JiveWorld13. Don't forget to also join us on Tuesday for the Social Business Bootcamp for FREE!

Executives, bring your directors. Directors, bring your managers. Managers, bring your developers. Developers, bring your business users. Business Users, bring your power users. No matter where your interests lie, if you are interested in getting real value out of your social business platform, then JiveWorld13 has got your covered!

With that, I've only got one thing left to say ... Are you ready for JiveWorld13!?!?!?